Sue Barker 'got in awful trouble' with Wimbledon for comments after Andy Murray title win

Former BBC presenter Sue Barker has revealed she received a telling off when Andy Murray won his maiden Wimbledon title in 2013

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Rafael Nadal retirement prediction after tennis legend's Grand Slam wins in 2022

The 36-year-old Spaniard won both the Australian and French Open titles last year and finished as world No.2 with Mats Wilander believing he has a while yet at the top

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Bolelli/Fognini Hold Nerve To Keep Italy's Davis Cup Dream Alive

Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini kept alive Italy’s hopes of a first Davis Cup title since 1976 on Thursday in Malaga, where the doubles duo edged Tommy Paul and Jack Sock 6-4, 6-4 to clinch a hard-fought quarter-final win against the USA.

Bolleli and Fognini, who have lifted five tour-level titles together, including two this season, clinched the only break of serve in each set in the decisive doubles match to give Italy a 2-1 victory against the 32-time champions.

“I am really happy, I am here with my 'brother' and we played really well,” Fognini told daviscup.com after helping Italy reach the semi-finals of the team event for the first time since 2014.

“I am happy for me, for Fabio, for the team,” added Bolelli. “It was really tough, but it is great to be through to the semi-finals.”

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Bolelli and Fognini’s doubles heroics came after the two teams had split an engrossing pair of singles rubbers in Spain. Lorenzo Sonego downed Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 7-6(7) to give Italy the early advantage, while there was also a nerve-wracking tie-break in the second match between Lorenzo Musetti and Taylor Fritz. The American saved two set points in the first set before wrapping a 7-6(8), 6-3 win to level the tie, but Fritz's win was ultimately in vain as Bolelli and Fognini held firm in the doubles.

Italy’s semi-final opponent will be decided in the Thursday evening quarter-final clash between Canada and Germany. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov spearhead the Canadian team, with Jan-Lennard Struff and Oscar Otte the nominated singles players for Germany.

What is the format for the 2022 Davis Cup Finals?
The group stage of the 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals took place across four cities — Bologna, Glasgow, Hamburg and Valencia — from 13-18 September. Sixteen nations competed in four round-robin groups of four teams. The top two teams in each group advanced to the knock-out stage. The knock-out stage is taking place in Malaga this week, with the final on Sunday.

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Emma Raducanu gives injury update as Brit returns to practice with noticeable difference

Emma Raducanu is back on a tennis court after shutting down her 2022 season with a wrist injury.

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Nick Kyrgios slated for 'cocky' behaviour as former pro reignites Stefanos Tsitsipas feud

Stefanos Tsitsipas' mum previously accused Nick Kyrgios of playing "dirty tennis".

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Boris Becker can 'choose his own job' when he returns to Germany after prison sentence

Boris Becker looks set to have a job lined up when he is released from prison.

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Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz told their Davis Cup absence cost Spain in loss to Croatia

Marin Cilic admitted things would have been different if Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz were able to represent Spain after the host nation lost to Croatia at the Davis Cup Finals.

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